Short-term training program to increase diversity in health related research

短期培训计划以增加健康相关研究的多样性

• 批准号: 7100434
• 负责人: HORACE M DELISSER
• 金额: $ 5.65万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2011-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7100434
• 关键词: cardiovascular system; health science research potential; medical education; minority health professional; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks continued support for short-term research training of underrepresented minority students in cardiovascular science, pulmonology, and related areas. The program primarily targets two groups of medical students: those in the summer between year 1 and 2, and those more advanced students who want to go beyond the minimum research requirement (3 months) in year 3 or 4 to gain more in-depth and meaningful research training. It will also support up to two undergraduate students each year. Since inception of this grant in 1991, 59 underrepresented minority students have received support. Fifty-two of these were medical students, 6 were undergraduates and one was a high school student; 7 trainees were appointed twice. In the next cycle of funding, we will continue to select trainees on the basis of their academic record, clarity of career goals, research training plan, suitability of project as a training vehicle, and suitability of the mentor. Penn has 118 NHBLI funded investigators, giving us a cohort of experienced and interactive faculty members to serve as mentors. They are working in areas that include hemostasis and thrombosis, vascular disease and related topics in hematopoiesis, pulmonology, and in the hemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell disease. It is expected that 80% of the training experience will involve direct participation in research with the remainder devoted to directed reading and seminars. RECENT CHANGES. Dr. DeLisser has been recruited as the new PI for the grant, Dr. Poncz will remain involved as a member of the Advisory Committee. The program will be administered by the Director and the Advisory Committee. The new PI and one member of the Advisory Committee are African-American with NIH-derived research support and a special interest in training underrepresented minority students. We believe that we offer an unusually strong research training opportunity to an outstanding pool of underrepresented minorities, and that we have the commitment to encourage these students to select an academic career in these related fields. (End of Abstract)

描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请寻求对心血管科学、肺病学和相关领域代表性不足的少数族裔学生的短期研究培训的持续支持。该项目主要针对两组医学生：第一年和第二年暑期的医学生，以及那些希望在第三年或第四年超越最低研究要求（3个月）以获得更深入、更有意义的研究培训的高级学生。它还每年支持最多两名本科生。自 1991 年设立这项助学金以来，已有 59 名少数族裔学生获得了资助。其中52名是医学生，6名是本科生，1名是高中生； 7名实习生被两次任命。在下一个资助周期中，我们将继续根据学员的学业成绩、职业目标的清晰度、研究培训计划、项目作为培训工具的适用性以及导师的适用性来选择学员。宾夕法尼亚大学拥有 118 名 NHBLI 资助的研究人员，为我们提供了一批经验丰富、互动性强的教职人员作为导师。他们的工作领域包括止血和血栓形成、血管疾病以及造血、肺病学和血红蛋白病（特别是镰状细胞病）的相关主题。预计 80% 的培训经验将涉及直接参与研究，其余的将用于定向阅读和研讨会。最近的变化。 DeLisser 博士已被任命为该补助金的新 PI，Poncz 博士将继续作为咨询委员会成员参与其中。该计划将由主任和咨询委员会管理。新的 PI 和咨询委员会的一名成员是非裔美国人，获得 NIH 的研究支持，并且对培训代表性不足的少数族裔学生特别感兴趣。我们相信，我们为一群杰出的少数族裔提供了异常强大的研究培训机会，并且我们致力于鼓励这些学生选择这些相关领域的学术职业。 （摘要完）